At the beginning of the third period, Team Canada was up 6-1, but Team Austria mounted an insane comeback and forced the game to overtime.
As the extra time progressed, captain John Tavares saved the Canadian team from giving up the biggest lead in World Championship history.
Although Canada came back and got the win, Austria showed a tremendous amount of heart and surprised many in the hockey world.
Canada improves to 3-0 and will face off against Team Norway as they look to have a more consistent showing.
After this potentially disastrous loss, do you think that Team Canada has a chance to win this tournament?
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14 MAI | 1350 ANSWERS John Tavares saves Team Canada from an epic collapse to Team Austria Did John Tavares deserve to be the captain of Team Canada? | ||
Yes he did! | 946 | 70.1 % |
No. | 404 | 29.9 % |
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